Group Mid Cloud Developer

Group Mid Cloud Developer - Wacoal/Bravissimo IT

37.5hrs per week, Permanent contract, Hybrid (minimum 2 days in office, 1 day in Leamington Spa and 1 day in Desborough).

Salary: £40-45K

About the job

Group Mid Cloud Developer will help to maintain and extend the Wacoal Group integration services capability, centred around AWS hosted integration platforms. Working alongside the architecture and platform teams the role delivers new technical capabilities into the integration services and ensures that the existing integration services are stable and are fulfilling their Service Level Agreements and wider expectations.

The core codebase is mainly strict TypeScript in an npm monorepo, with Lambda/EventBridge consumers, API services, DynamoDB repositories, Shopify integration code, a React/Vite dashboard, and Terraform infrastructure in a separate repo. You will use AI coding tools and can use them to move quickly while still validating contracts, tests, AWS/Terraform wiring, and assuring operational behaviour. As well as focusing on technical delivery you will also play a key role in evolving Wacoal Europe's cloud infrastructure posture on AWS, improving resilience, observability, and the capability of our services.

We are open minded and forward looking, evaluating the best tool or technology for the job. We share insights on new technologies, approaches to delivery or specific code we've seen, and we're enthusiastic and passionate about the field we work in.

This is a hybrid role given the need to support both Wacoal and Bravissimo operations and to liaise closely with the respective IT specialists. The post holder will commit to at least a day a week at each of Bravissimo HQ (Leamington Spa) and Wacoal Europe (Desborough).

Key Responsibilities

• Drive vertical applications moving to domain driven, API centric horizontal application structures.
• Develop new technical capabilities and maintain stability of existing integration services.
• Use TypeScript, Node.js, React, SQL, and AWS resources (Lambda, EventBridge, DynamoDB, S3, API Gateway, ECR, CloudWatch, etc.) to build and improve services.
• Apply AI assisted development workflows to inspect code, generate tests, and validate changes.
• Maintain governance around Terraform, Kubernetes (EKS, k3s), Docker, and AWS infrastructure.
• Debug and resolve integration/API issues, manage contracts, retries, idempotency, and logs.
• Engage with platform and architectural teams to enhance engineering practices.
• Document and mentor on best practices, testing, and operational behaviour.

Technical Environment

• Domain driven, API centric architecture; npm monorepo, TypeScript, Node.js, React.
• AWS IaaS/PaaS: EC2, Lambda, SQS, SNS, Route53, EKS, VPCs, SGs.
• Serverless: DynamoDB, S3, API Gateway, EventBridge, ECR, CloudWatch.
• IaC: Terraform, Kubernetes (EKS & k3s), Docker, ECR packaging.
• Databases: DynamoDB, MongoDB.
• Testing: Vitest/unit tests, regression, local smoke tests, CI.
• CI/CD: Git/GitHub workflows, pull requests, branch management.
• Observability: OpenTelemetry, Winston, structured logs, CloudWatch logs.

Person Specification

• Good understanding of API development (especially in Node.js) and API gateways.
• Experience with AWS resources such as EKS, Lambda, VPCs, SQS, SNS, SGs, Route53.
• Ability to foster relationships with wider platform and architectural teams.
• Eagerness to learn new tools and technologies as they emerge.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset.

Essential Skills

• TypeScript / Node.js, ideally in npm monorepos.
• AWS serverless experience: Lambda, EventBridge, DynamoDB, S3, API Gateway, ECR, CloudWatch.
• AI assisted development workflow: proficient with Codex/Copilot/ChatGPT.
• Terraform literacy: variables, modules, IAM permissions, state management.
• Integration/API debugging: payload contracts, JSON validation, retries, idempotency.
• Testing mindset: Vitest/unit tests, regression tests, local smoke testing.
• Git/GitHub workflow: small branches, PRs, review comments, CI failures.

Strongly Useful

• Shopify Admin/API experience, especially GraphQL, metafields/metaobjects, order/product/inventory flows.
• DynamoDB data modelling and repository pattern code.
• Zod/schema validation and strict TypeScript.
• Docker/ECR packaging.
• Observability tools: OpenTelemetry, Winston, structured logs.
• CSV/file import processing and event driven fan out patterns.
• Windows/PowerShell for local ops scripts.
• Cognito OAuth scopes / client credentials.
• E2E test harnesses against AWS resources.
• Retail/ecommerce/ERP integration experience.

Benefits

• Up to 25 days holiday, with the option to buy up to 5 additional days each year.
• Access to free and confidential 24/7 employee support from Retail Trust.
• 50% discount on full priced items for you, your family, and friends, up to a limit.
• Healthcare Cash Plan for you and up to 4 children through Medicash.
• Employer pension contributions up to 6%.
• Life Assurance.
• Great training and learning resources.
• Long service awards after 5 years' service.
• Access to new and upcoming products, with the opportunity to provide feedback.
• Access to discounts at many retailers, day out destinations, and gyms through Retail Trust and Medicash.
• Free parking at Bra HQ.